Jonesborough Visitors Center forum, August 11
From Johnson City Free Press: "No matter how you look at, from a business or an overall public health perspective, getting more Tennesseans covered by he… Read more >

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Knoxville News Sentinel Editorial, 6/29/2015: ACA ruling should lead to passage of Insure Tennessee﻿
"The 6-3 decision means as many as 200,000 low- and middle-income Tennesseans will continue to aff… Read more >

For immediate release,June 25, 2015, 10:30 am
GOOD DECISIONStatement by Walter Davis, Executive Director of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign:
The Supreme Court was right to recognize that health r… Read more >

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COUNTING THE COST TOUR: Measuring the Impact of the Failure to Pass "Insure Tennessee"
From the Lebanon Democrat, June 20: "The Tennessee Justice Center announced a statewide tou… Read more >

Julie is a musician, aunt and breast cancer survivor living in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee. Thanks to her coverage through the Affordable Care Act, her cancer was diagnosed early and treated s… Read more >

Immediate Action Needed!
It is time for the games and diversions to end. It is time to pass Insure Tennessee and open the door to health coverage for over 280,000 Tennesseans. Thank you, Tennessea… Read more >

Excerpt: "The Tennessee Health Care Coalition says that's based on its analysis of 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data and U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics.
The group's release comes as a legislative resolut… Read more >

One of the great services provided by the Tennessee Justice Center in these months of discussion about Insure Tennessee are the videos of testimony before legislative committees and other venues. One… Read more >

Legislators have heard the voices of those in the gap, wise medical practitioners. Will they listen? Send Insure Tennessee to the House and Senate! We want our legislators to take a stand for 280,000… Read more >

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Tennessee Forward is a non-profit domestic corporation (501 (c)(4)), currently doing business as the Coalition for a Healthy Tennessee.
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From WBIR - TV, Knoxville (infographic and link to full story below):
"More than half of the people who would obtain health coverage if Tennessee expanded Medicaid work jobs, according to a report b… Read more >

Photo is from the July 2nd Civil Rights March in Knoxville, Tennessee, part of the “Unfinished Business: Then, Now and Going Forward” event celebrating the 50th anniversary of the signing of 1964 Civi… Read more >

Find the resources, applications and information you need below, at Get Covered TN, and in our Nashville calendar here. You can contact Get Covered Nashville at 615-724-1339 or GetCoveredNashville@g… Read more >

The associations representing the state's doctors and nurses are jointly calling for Gov. Bill Haslam and the legislature to expand TennCare, the Medicaid program in Tennessee.
Dr. Chris Young, presi… Read more >

This tool illustrates health insurance premiums and subsidies for people purchasing insurance on their own in new health insurance exchanges (or “Marketplaces”) created by the Affordable Care Act (ACA… Read more >

Policy Updates:

Jonesborough Visitors Center forum, August 11
From Johnson City Free Press: "No matter how you look at, from a business or an overall public health perspective, getting more Tennesseans covered by health insurance is the right choice for the state," according to Tony Garr.
Garr, a TN Health… Read more >

Knoxville News Sentinel Editorial, 6/29/2015: ACA ruling should lead to passage of Insure Tennessee﻿
"The 6-3 decision means as many as 200,000 low- and middle-income Tennesseans will continue to afford health insurance coverage under the federal health care reform law.
Other cases are perco… Read more >

For immediate release,June 25, 2015, 10:30 am
GOOD DECISIONStatement by Walter Davis, Executive Director of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign:
The Supreme Court was right to recognize that health reform provides tax credits for consumers in all states. Now it’s time for people on both sides… Read more >

SPREAD THE WORD
COUNTING THE COST TOUR: Measuring the Impact of the Failure to Pass "Insure Tennessee"
From the Lebanon Democrat, June 20: "The Tennessee Justice Center announced a statewide tour, called “Counting the Cost for Tennessee Communities,” to collect information about the heal… Read more >

Johnson City Town Hall, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Munsey Memorial Methodist Church, 201 E Market St, Johnson City, TN
Sponsored by Tennessee Health Care Campaign and others
There is a gap between what Tennesseans want and need and the actions of some state legislators. Efforts to block legis… Read more >

Policy Updates:

Jonesborough Visitors Center forum, August 11
From Johnson City Free Press: "No matter how you look at, from a business or an overall public health perspective, getting more Tennesseans covered by health insurance is the right choice for the state," according to Tony Garr.
Garr, a TN Health… Read more >

Knoxville News Sentinel Editorial, 6/29/2015: ACA ruling should lead to passage of Insure Tennessee﻿
"The 6-3 decision means as many as 200,000 low- and middle-income Tennesseans will continue to afford health insurance coverage under the federal health care reform law.
Other cases are perco… Read more >

For immediate release,June 25, 2015, 10:30 am
GOOD DECISIONStatement by Walter Davis, Executive Director of the Tennessee Health Care Campaign:
The Supreme Court was right to recognize that health reform provides tax credits for consumers in all states. Now it’s time for people on both sides… Read more >

SPREAD THE WORD
COUNTING THE COST TOUR: Measuring the Impact of the Failure to Pass "Insure Tennessee"
From the Lebanon Democrat, June 20: "The Tennessee Justice Center announced a statewide tour, called “Counting the Cost for Tennessee Communities,” to collect information about the heal… Read more >

Johnson City Town Hall, 6 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, Munsey Memorial Methodist Church, 201 E Market St, Johnson City, TN
Sponsored by Tennessee Health Care Campaign and others
There is a gap between what Tennesseans want and need and the actions of some state legislators. Efforts to block legis… Read more >

Julie is a musician, aunt and breast cancer survivor living in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee. Thanks to her coverage through the Affordable Care Act, her cancer was diagnosed early and treated successfully. Without her coverage, Julie says she wouldn’t have been able to get the care she… Read more >

Immediate Action Needed!
It is time for the games and diversions to end. It is time to pass Insure Tennessee and open the door to health coverage for over 280,000 Tennesseans. Thank you, Tennessean for calling for an end to the nonsense.
Here is what you can do in an effort that is very m… Read more >

Excerpt: "The Tennessee Health Care Coalition says that's based on its analysis of 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data and U.S. Bureau of Labor statistics.
The group's release comes as a legislative resolution giving Haslam the go-ahead to seek a waiver of federal Medicaid rules to implement the pro… Read more >

One of the great services provided by the Tennessee Justice Center in these months of discussion about Insure Tennessee are the videos of testimony before legislative committees and other venues. One of the most compelling was this by Cathy Hill McKinney, nurse practitioner, Troy, Tennessee, b… Read more >

Legislators have heard the voices of those in the gap, wise medical practitioners. Will they listen? Send Insure Tennessee to the House and Senate! We want our legislators to take a stand for 280,000 people. Now is the time.